Image: Juvenile Barn Owls nesting in the water tower of Kibbutz Tirat Tzvi (Beit-Shean Valley in northern Israel, near the Jordanian border) as captured via web cam. There are only 5 survivors. This image shows them resting, and they often lay down, as seen here. A link to this cam is listed below, and highly recommended for detailed study. Screen capture (08 June 2009) by Douglas E. Trapp, Arlington, Texas.
Tytonidae (Barn Owl) deserve our attention. Not only because of their beauty, but because of their stance in the wild world. They are responsible for the maintenance of many small rodent species of which would run wild around us without their assistance.
Watch the Barn Owl Attack Video above to see the sound location aspect of the species in process.
This group is designed to help this unique family of birds through research and population enhancement schemes. We are dedicated to Barn Owl on a World-Wide scale.